Faith Cadogan comes face-to-face with Holby ED’s new zero tolerance policy in Casualty episode Liability (BBC One, 9.20pm, Saturday 27 January 2024 — See our TV Guide for listings). Elsewhere, Rash Masum steps up his career goals under the watchful eye of Dylan Keogh after some outside encouragement, and Stevie Nash can't help jumping to conclusions, causing conflict in her new role.
Full Casualty spoilers for Liability below…
Faith Cadogan attacked
Recovering drug-addicted nurse Faith Cadogan nervously returns to work, ready to keep her head down and prove herself. However, she finds Holby ED a very different place on her first shift, with high security, body cameras and PC Harry Sinclair (Rod Hallett) wrestling with unruly patients!
As a highly qualified medic Faith (Kirsty Mitchell) can’t help feeling humiliated when she’s confined to minor duties, not allowed near pharmaceuticals and constantly supervised at all times, sometimes by the most junior of her colleagues.
Despite all this, Faith remains undeterred and determined to get on with the job, even when she’s violently punched by a pill-popping patient!
After this shocking attack, leading consultant Stevie Nash (Elinor Lawless) insists that they press charges and that Faith starts wearing a body camera. But later, when faced with the remorseful patient, Matt, Faith is unsure… After all, everyone deserves a second chance, don’t they?
Will this attack and subsequent pressure set her back?
Stevie Nash in several clashes
Stevie is making friends everywhere she goes in this episode.
First up, there’s a falling out with Faith, who’s shocked by the ED’s oppressive new security measures on her return to work, dismayed at being guilted by Stevie into pressing charges against a patient, and decides to make her presence felt!
Next on Stevie’s fall-out list is Charlie Fairhead (Derek Thompson). Stevie suspects heavy handed PC Harry is abusing his wife, Mel, when she’s brought into the ED covered in bruises and showing a history of old injuries.
Speechless that Mel is married to Harry, Stevie confides in Charlie, only for the veteran nurse to defend the police constable. The result is a big batch of bad blood all round. Mark our words, trouble’s brewing…
Iain sets Natalia straight
Faith’s daughter Natalia (Zoe Brough) pays her mum a visit at the ED to see how she’s doing on her first day back. But is this just a cover to try and catch some time with Faith’s ex, paramedic Iain Dean?
Iain (Michael Stevenson) has begun to suspect that Natalia may have a crush on him - welcome to the storyline Iain! - and has an uncomfortable conversation with the teenager. Natalia, laughingly dismisses his worries, which quells his fears that she has a notion of him and he breathes a sigh of relief.
Is there more drama to come?
Jacob and Teddy in danger?
Paramedics Jacob Masters (Charles Venn) and Teddy Gowan (Milo Clarke) are unsettled when they’re called to a shout out in the middle of nowhere with no patient in sight.
Soon, however, they’re approached by a cavalcade of men on quad bikes.
The men in question bring Jacob and Teddy to an isolated location where their friend Florin is in desperate need of urgent help after falling from a roof.
When Jacob and Teddy’s treatment of Florin doesn’t go to plan, the men decide to take matters into their own hands.
Are the two paramedics in danger?
Also in Casualty this week…
Rash Masum (Neet Mohan) is challenged on both the home and work fronts.
His first patient, Dr Downs, is very exacting and rather scathing given her own medical expertise, which forces him to dig deep and carry on in the face of criticism.
Rash manages to impress, however, and with Dr Downs’ encouragement agrees to step up his career, under the guidance of Dylan Keogh (William Beck). But, while treating a deathly ill patient, matters take a deadly turn leaving him rattled and anxious. Has Rash missed something?
Meanwhile, at home, Rash’s father Ashok (Kriss Dosanjh) makes nurse Rida Amaan (Sarah Seggari) a gift of his wife’s necklace. Rida wears it to appease Ashok, but will it cause problems with Rash?
Max Cristie (Nigel Harman) welcomes Faith back into the fold, but also warns her that she must follow policy and stick to light duties…
Meanwhile, Ngozi Okoye (Adesuwa Oni) realises that Cam Micklethwaite (Barney Walsh) has a major crush on Jodie Whyte (Anna Chell) and decides to play matchmaker. But will her good intentions cause more harm than good?
Casualty episode Liability airs on BBC One on Saturday 27 January 2024 at 9.20pm. It is available on BBC iPlayer after transmission.
